Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Sunday continues its demonstration in front of Nirbachan Bhaban protesting the Election Commission’s ‘biased and controversial’ role ahead of the upcoming national election slated for February 12 next.
JCD activists staged a sit-in programme at 10:00am in front of the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area, protesting the EC’s role and raising three allegations against the commission related to the issues including the postal ballots and the SUCSU election.
The JCD leaders accused the EC’s biased and questionable decisions on postal ballots, which have raised serious doubts about the impartiality of the election process.
They alleged that the commission takes unwise and short-sighted decisions instead of responsible and rational decisions under pressure from a particular political group, which makes the independence and professionalism of the commission into question.
The JCD leaders strongly criticised what they termed an unprecedented and controversial notification issued by the Election Commission concerning the Shahjalal University Central Student Union (SUCSU) election due to direct influence and interference by a specific political party.
They warned that such actions pose a serious threat to democratic practices in the university.
“We’ve seen that a particular political group exerted influence over the ballot papers and carried out such activities. And these activities were definitely carried out with the direct incitement and support of those sitting here (EC),” said JCD president Rakibul Islam Rakib, addressing the demonstration.
